Human+Agents Co-Evolution Symposium
Human+Agents Co-Evolution Symposium
Building the Successful Future of Human + Machine Intelligence
Monday, June 16, 2025 | During Human+Tech Week
AVAILABLE TO VIP SUMMIT TICKET HOLDERS & BY INVITATION ONLY.
Are you ready to define the next era of Human-AI Partnership?
While AI agent platforms are surging, a critical question remains: How do humans and AI agents truly work together? What’s the optimal combination for success for any given application or situation and how do we find and design it?
Please join Barney Pell, Nichol Bradford, and our nominating committee including Ajay Agrawal, for the inaugural Human+Agents Co-Evolution Symposium, a one-day event convening top AI builders, researchers, investors, and transformation leaders to spark the foundational conversation about how humans and intelligent agents should collaborate, co-evolve, and augment each other.
What This Day Is
A highly focused symposium preceding Human+Tech Week, convened by Barney Pell, AI pioneer, entrepreneur, and investor, and Nichol Bradford, human potential technology pioneer and founder of Human+Tech Week. This isn't just another AI conference. It’s a forum to address what’s currently missing: a deep dive into how humans and AI can optimally collaborate in real-world systems to achieve our greatest ambitions. The insights and outcomes from this event will directly inform mainstage panels and keynotes at Human+Tech Week, amplifying the impact and driving the movement forward.
Why Attend?
Be at the Forefront: Engage in the first dedicated forum addressing the critical questions of Human-Agents collaboration.
Shape the Future: Contribute to defining design patterns, research gaps, and next steps for Human-Agents collaboration.
Network with Leaders: Connect with a curated group of 100 founders, scientists, investors, and organizational transformation leaders.
Gain Actionable Insights: Explore real-world case studies, success stories, and failures to learn what truly works.
Drive the Movement: Be part of the conversation that will shape a global movement toward human-centered, flourishing Agentic AI systems.
Who Should Attend?
Founders & Scientists building agent platforms and augmentation tools
Product Leaders deploying AI into human workflows and enterprise systems
Organizational Transformation Leaders managing Human+AI change at scale
Researchers exploring co-intelligence, augmentation, and cognitive impact
Investors & VCs scouting the next wave of augmentation-driven innovations
Big Thinkers & System Designers shaping the future of work and learning
Topics We’ll Cover
What Works: Case studies of successful (and failed) Human+Agent collaboration
Human Roles in the Loop: When and how labor is divided between humans and agents
Trust & Risk: Building reliable, mission-critical agentic systems with Humans+AI Agents
Cognitive Impact: Autopilot modes vs. true co-piloting
Design Principles: Frameworks for effective Human+AI Agent collaboration
Economic Models: How will organizations and business models change with Human+AI Agents
Missing Research & Gaps: Identifying urgent needs for new studies and infrastructure
Visioning Forward: Input toward a larger 2026 summit on the global Human+AI field
Event Highlights
1-Day Symposium: Monday, June 16
Curated Attendees: ~100 top AI leaders, researchers, and investors
Structured Breakout Sessions: Collaborative design and mapping work
Founder Demos & Lightning Pitches: Early-stage Human+AI startups
Evening Rooftop Reception: Networking and alliance building
Live Assistant Layer Powered by Magic: Enhanced participant experience
Purpose
This is not a showcase or sales event. It’s a field-defining conversation.
We’re convening the people who will build what’s next, starting a global movement around successful Human+AI combinations at this crucial moment. While autonomous agents are taking off, many still focus solely on fully autonomous AI systems and are missing the richer space of possible Human+AI combinations that can lead to truly successful applications. Join us to define the possibilities, surface the missing pieces, and build the foundation for human-centered, flourishing AI systems at scale.
Location 1 Beach Street, San Francisco, California
Time
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Symposium
5:00 pm - 7:00pm Reception
Next Steps
Formal invitations have begun. If you have received an invitation, you may register here. Registrations are not approved until confirmed.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact nichol@humantechweek.com.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the pioneering conversation shaping the future of human and AI collaboration.
Your Co-Hosts
About Barney Pell
Barney Pell, Ph.D., is an American entrepreneur, angel investor and computer scientist. He was co-founder and CEO of Powerset, a pioneering natural language search startup, search strategist and architect for Microsoft's Bing search engine, a pioneer in the field of general game playing in artificial intelligence, and the architect of the first intelligent agent to fly onboard and control a spacecraft. He is currently Chief Scientist and Head of AI for Magic, Venture Partner for Radical Ventures, Industry Advisor for EQT, and Lecturer on AI at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was Associate Founder of Singularity University, a Founding Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab, and advisor to LinkedIn, DeepMind, and Streamlit among many other exciting startups.
About Nichol Bradford
Nichol Bradford is a pioneering futurist, investor, and thought leader at the intersection of human potential and technology. As Executive-in-Residence for AI + Human Enablement at SHRM, she shapes global strategies for ethical AI integration in the workplace. Bradford co-founded TransformativeTech.org, the world's largest ecosystem for wellbeing technology, and is a partner at Niremia Collective, an early-stage venture fund focused on human potential technologies. Previously, she held executive roles at Epic Games, Activision-Blizzard, and Disney, overseeing major initiatives like World of Warcraft China and the $18B Activision-Blizzard merger. A Wharton MBA graduate and Stanford lecturer, Bradford is dedicated to advancing human flourishing through transformative technologies.
Nominating Committee
About Ajay Agrawal
Ajay Agrawal is the Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. He is the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global startup incubator that has helped generate over $30 billion in equity value. Agrawal co-authored the bestsellers Prediction Machines and Power and Prediction, which explore the economics of artificial intelligence. He also co-founded Sanctuary AI, a robotics company aiming to develop human-like general-purpose robots. A research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute, Agrawal advises governments and institutions on innovation policy. In 2022, he was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to AI and entrepreneurship.
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Inflection AI develops emotionally intelligent, enterprise-grade conversational AI. With a bedrock commitment to human-centered design, Inflection builds AI systems that communicate naturally, align with individual and organizational values, and support high-trust interactions. Their work combines cutting-edge research in emotional intelligence with scalable infrastructure to enhance enterprise communication, productivity, and decision-making — augmenting human capability rather than replacing it.
Transformative Tech's mission is to bring 1 billion people into a state of fundamental wellbeing by 2030 through the aggregated impact of their global community.
Transformative Tech exists to educate, gather, and activate passionate people committed to building the next generation of transformative technologies that will redefine wellbeing for the next decade.
Niremia Collective partners with visionary startups, aligned investors, and TransformativeTech, the world's largest wellbeing tech ecosystem. The network offers unparalleled access to opportunities and insights, driving impactful innovation.
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